Volunteers construct pink triangle for Gay Pride weekend

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2:57 pm PDT, Saturday, June 23, 2007

The rainbow flag at Market and Castro Streets flies below dozens of volunteers constructing a giant pink triangle on the slopes of Twin Peaks to celebrate Gay Pride weekend in San Francisco, Calif. on Saturday, June 23, 2007. The 200-foot wide symbol commemorates the history of the pink triangle which the Nazis forced gays to wear in concentration camps to identify them as homosexuals. PAUL CHINN/The Chronicle less

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The rainbow flag at Market and Castro Streets flies below dozens of volunteers constructing a giant pink triangle on the slopes of Twin Peaks to celebrate Gay Pride weekend in San Francisco, Calif. on Saturday, June 23, 2007. The 200-foot wide symbol commemorates the history of the pink triangle which the Nazis forced gays to wear in concentration camps to identify them as homosexuals. PAUL CHINN/The Chronicle less

The rainbow flag at Market and Castro Streets flies below dozens of volunteers constructing a giant pink triangle on the slopes of Twin Peaks to celebrate Gay Pride weekend in San Francisco, Calif. on Saturday, ... more

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2007-06-23 14:57:05 PDT -- Dozens of volunteers spent the morning piecing together 175 swaths of canvas to create a bright pink triangle on Twin Peaks in remembrance of gays and lesbians persecuted by the Nazis.

The one-acre triangle is assembled each year on Pride Weekend and can be seen from 20 miles away, organizers said The 12th annual Twin Peaks Pink Triangle will remain on the eastern side of the hill until 5 p.m. Sunday.

During the Holocaust, Nazis used a pink triangle to identify and shame homosexuals held in concentration camps. But the symbol is now "embraced by the gay community as a symbol of pride," organizers said.

The Pink Triangle project is among several events happening throughout the city to mark Pride Weekend. The centerpiece event, the annual Pride Parade, begins at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Beale and Market Streets. It will be followed by a whole slate of events -- from a fashion show to speakers to performances by Expose, Pansy Division and others -- at Civic Center from noon until 7 p.m.